Here are details of those stories, plus others we have in the works for today and notable pieces that we sent in the past 10 hours (all times GMT):

WASHINGTON

EUROPE-US SPYING – Senior German officials will travel to the U.S. “shortly” to talk with the White House and the NSA about spying allegations, including how Merkel’s cellphone was allegedly monitored by the NSA. SENT: 680 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing. Later in the day, likely will fold in NSA-FOREIGN COUNTRIES story noted below.

NSA – FOREIGN COUNTRIES – Two Western diplomats say U.S. officials have briefed them on documents obtained by Snowden that might expose the intelligence operations of their respective countries and their level of cooperation with the U.S. SENT: 560 words.

LEADERS AND THEIR PHONES – A chunky-text look at how some world leaders are trying to cope following allegations of massive electronic monitoring by the NSA. SENT: 860 words, photos.

SPY CHIEF-TWITTER – Former NSA chief Michael V. Hayden learned a lesson about eavesdropping aboard an Amtrak train to Newark: Don’t talk on the phone where people can hear you. SENT: 340 words.

GREECE-MISSING GIRL – Bulgarian authorities say DNA tests have confirmed that a 35-year-old Roma woman is the mother of a mysterious girl in Greece known as Maria. SENT: 740 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing with breaking news.

GRENADA-US INVASION — The U.S. military celebrates the 30-year anniversary of operation “Urgent Fury” in which 7,000 U.S. Marines and Army paratroopers invaded this tiny Caribbean island and toppled a post-coup military government. UPCOMING: 650 words by 1900 GMT, photos.

SAUDI-WOMEN DRIVING – Saudi officials stepped up warnings on Friday over plans by women to challenge the male-only driving rules in the ultraconservative kingdom, saying that even online support for the protest could bring arrest. SENT: 500 words, photos

JAPAN-NUCLEAR 10 MISTAKES – A string of mishaps at Fukushima is prompting concern that another disaster could be in the making. SENT: 850 words, photos.

JONBENET LAWSUIT – The 1999 grand jury indictment will be released today, and should shed more light on why prosecutors decided against pursuing charges against her parents. SENT: 580 words, photo.

TRIBAL GAY MARRIAGE-OKLAHOMA – In conservative Oklahoma, there isn’t a way for most same-sex couples to marry. But the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe’s laws are silent on whether gay marriage is permitted. MOVING WITHIN THE HOUR: 800 words, photos.

HORSE CARRIAGE-POLITICS – Animal activists who say horses have no place mixing in NYC traffic now have the backing of both leading candidates for mayor. SENT: 800 words, photos.

WHITE SUPREMACISTS KILLED – More than two years after a 10-year-old California boy fatally shot his sleeping neo-Nazi father, a judge will consider where the child should spend his sentence for second-degree murder. SENT: 730 words. UPCOMING: 600 words from morning sentencing.

ARMORY SHOOTING – A Tennessee National Guardsman is awaiting charges in the shooting of two of his superiors at an armory north of Memphis. SENT: 360 words, photos, video.

EGYPT-COMEDIAN – After more than four months’ absence, satirist Bassem Youssef returns to the airwaves today with his popular weekly “El-Bernamg.” We’ll be watching to see if he mocks the military or kowtows to them. UPCOMING: length TBD, by 5 p.m.

AUSTRALIA-WILDFIRES – The government staunchly rejects arguments that climate change is causing the wildfires ravaging parts of eastern Australia following a record hot start to the spring season. SENT: 670 words, photos.

RUSSIA-KHODORKOVSKY – The jailed former oil tycoon marks 10 years since his arrest, which has become a key turning point in Russia’s recent history. SENT: 620 words, photos.

CHINA-BO XI LAI – A court upholds his conviction and life sentence in the final decision of one of China’s most politically charged trials in decades. SENT: 850 words, photos.

KASHMIR-BORDER ATTACKS – Indian and Pakistani troops fire machine guns and mortar shells over the border in Kashmir, wounding at least 12 people — including children — as the disputed region sees some of the most serious tensions in a decade. By Aijaz Hussain. SENT: 380 words, photos.

HUNGARY PAINTED VILLAGE – Gypsy artists from across Europe have been creating large murals on the outside walls of 33 homes. SENT: 660 words, photos.

VATICAN VIPS – VIP access at the Vatican comes with a price, but it’s not as high as you might think. SENT: 720 words, photos.

HEALTH

HEPATITIS A RISK-COMMUNION – The bishop of the Fargo Catholic Diocese might have exposed hundreds of churchgoers to the hepatitis A virus. SENT: 340 words.

BUSINESS

TOYOTA LAWSUIT-OKLAHOMA — A judge says a settlement to award punitive damages has been reached in a case that blamed sudden acceleration in a Toyota Camry for a wrongful death. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: Developing.

STARWOOD HOTELS-CEO INTERVIEW – We go biking with him to talk about Starwood’s efforts to position itself as the world’s biggest luxury hotel group and what hotels can do to keep their best guests loyal. SENT: 1,580 words, photos.

ENTERTAINMENT

TV-MTV TO GO – There’s a new technological milestone for television happening today. MTV is releasing a full season of its new series about a downtrodden high school football team on its mobile application a week before the first episode is seen on TV. SENT: 450 words.

TV-BLACKLIST – They set “The Blacklist” in Washington, but in truth it inhabits a Manhattan studio where “Law & Order” lived for two decades. Judging from its out-of-the-gate robust ratings, good reviews and swift full-season pickup, this new NBC crime thriller could be settling in for a long stay of its own. SENT: 820 words, photos.

MEXICO-CROSSOVER COMEDIAN – With a career spanning three decades, Derbez is a living legend for Mexicans as well as the generations of Latinos who left in masses searching for employment in the U.S. SENT: 1,010 words, photos.

PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO GALLERY: SUPERSTORM-THEN AND NOW – One year into the recovery, we revisited some of the locations hit hardest by the storm. SENT: 320 words, with photo gallery of memorable images from the storm coupled with current photos now showing the same spot and recovery.